The environmental imbalance caused by human actions has forced the major world governments to include environmental issues in their agendas. This imbalance is a consequence of the uncontrolled consumption of natural resources and the generation of waste and emissions that have intensified since the industrial revolution. This study aims to identify and analyze the most valued practices of sustainability, factors related to environmental, financial and operational performance considered in the process of selecting and developing suppliers of companies from supply chains in the Brazilian automotive sector. The automotive sector was chosen because it is considered a reference in relation to quality practices and also because it has great influence on the companies which participate in its supply chain, thus facilitating the dissemination of sustainable practices. A literature review on the subject and an exploratory-descriptive field research were used as the study methodology. A survey of companies was utilized as instrument for data collection, using a Likert scale of 5 points. The data were treated by descriptive statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, and hypothesis testing. As a result, the most valued sustainability practices and the factors considered in the process of selection and development of suppliers by companies were identified. The results serve as a basis for targeting new studies and contribute to the literature on the theme.
Sustainability; Sustainable practices; Supply chain; Automotive industry
